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Human trafficking ring busted in Seminole County, two arrests made

Officials wrapped up a year-and-a-half human trafficking investigation from Seminole County today. Christian Pena Fernandez and Rachel Gonzalez were arrested and made appearances in court, where Pena is held without bond. They wait to hear if they will be extradited back down to Orange County.

Officials wrapped up a year-and-a-half human trafficking investigation from Seminole County today. Christian Pena Fernandez and Rachel Gonzalez were arrested and made appearances in court, where Pena is held without bond. They wait to hear if they will be extradited back down to Orange County.

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Updated: 6:17 PM EDT Jul 20, 2016

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WEBVTT S. ADRIAN: THE METROPOLITAN BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION JUST WRAPPED UP A YEAR AND A HALF LONG INVESTIGATION WITH THE ARRESTS OF CHRISTIAN PENA FERNANDEZ AND RACHEL GONZALEZ. >> ALLEGING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND RACKETEERING, ALLEGATION OF RACKETEERING, DERIVING FROM THE TORTURE AND PROCEEDS OF PROSTITUTION. THERE ARE ACTUALLY A NUMBER OF CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. ADRIAN: MBI TELLS ME PEN -- PENA FERNANDEZ RAN A PRETTY SOPHISTICATED ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE EVIDENCE OF AT LEAST 20 WOMEN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF BEING RECRUITED AND HARBORED BY PENA FERNANDEZ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROSTITUTION. DETECTIVES TELL ME HE RAN ADS FOR MULTIPLE WOMEN ON BACKPAGE.COM, AND THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS HIS FULL-TIME JOB. >> LABONTE HAS BEEN SET AT NO BOND WITH REGARDS TO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGE. -- THE BOND HAS BEEN SET AT NO BOND. ADRIAN: AND THEY BELIEVE RACHEL GONZALEZ NOT ONLY HELPED, BUT BENEFIT FROM THE MONEY MADE AT MOTELS AND HOTELS ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE JUDGE HAS SET BONDS OVER IN ORANGE COUNTY ON THESE THREE CHARGES AREAS THE FIRST IS THE RACKETEERING CHARGE, $15,000. ADRIAN: MBI SAYS THERE ARE POTENTIALLY MANY MORE VICTIMS . THEY HAVEN'T MADE CONTACT WITH ALL OF THE WOMEN SEEN IN ADS. THEY WANT ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO CALL CRIMELINE. PENA FERNANDEZ AND GONZALES BOTH AWAITING EXTRADITION BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY. HE IS UNABLE TO BOND OUT AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE GONZALES COULD BOND OUT BEFORE BEING EXTROVERTED -- EXTRADITED BACK TO ORANGE.

Human trafficking ring busted in Seminole County, two arrests made

Officials wrapped up a year-and-a-half human trafficking investigation from Seminole County today. Christian Pena Fernandez and Rachel Gonzalez were arrested and made appearances in court, where Pena is held without bond. They wait to hear if they will be extradited back down to Orange County.